How are those New Year’s resolutions going? 5 ways to stay on track January 14, 2015 Ok. So this is 2015. Week three. Work is awfully real. The Christmas holidays are a distant memory, the aftermath of the Christmas office party survived… but what about those fervent, hangover-fuelled New Year resolutions? Like most people, you probably chose something from the standard three tabled buffet of New Year’s Resolution categories: 1. Losing [...]
Dixons Carphone ups profit forecast after Black Friday and Christmas trading success January 21, 2015 Dixons Carphone has raised its profit forecast after a “roller coaster” Christmas proved a success for the retailer. Full-year pre-tax profits are expected to come in at between £355m and £375m, ahead of expectations, after a seven per cent rise in like-for-like sales over the festive period, including eight per cent growth in the UK. [...]
Record Christmas sales to drive full-year growth at House of Fraser January 6, 2015 House of Fraser has reported a record Christmas, buoyed by Black Friday and strong online sales growth, helping lift expectations for the department store group's full-year results. Like-for-like sales for the six weeks to January 3 rose eight per cent, with online sales up 31.2 per cent while sales from bricks and mortar stores [...]
What’s love got to do with it? February 9, 2015 WALL STREET, the London Stock Exchange, and Hong Kong have all been occupied at various points, but now anti-capitalism protesters are turning their attention to a new target… love. Occupy Democracy, an offshoot of the former residents outside St Paul’s, have declared that they will spend a romantic Valentine’s day camped in Parliament Square. The [...]
The Ghost of Christmas Past visits London (in nine remarkable images) December 22, 2014 Being visited by the Ghost of Christmas Past doesn't always have to be life-changing. Trafalgar Square 1948/2014 (Source: Getty) This series of pictures, by Getty photographer Peter Macdiarmid, show how much (and how little) London has changed in the past decades. The pictures are composites of originals, dating back as far [...]
Panic Saturday: Consumers to splash out £1.2bn in run up to Christmas December 20, 2014 In the last Saturday before Christmas 13m shoppers are set to shell out £1.2bn, according to the Centre for Retail Research. The research claims this year's shopping bonanza will see a seven per cent rise in spending compared to last year. Consumers will be spending £2.1m every minute the equivalent of £92.31 per person. Sales [...]
Uber delivers Christmas trees on demand in Paris, Dubai and Guadalajara, but not in US cities this year December 7, 2014 Not content with delivering people home after a night out, rideshare service Uber is getting festive. Lucky city dwellers in three cities around the world are being treated to Christmas tree deliveries at the tap of a smartphone in another one of the startup’s marketing ploys. These have also included ice cream delivery in London [...]
Swiss watch-maker hits London’s West End December 18, 2014 LONDON’S West End is attracting new international luxury brands just days before Christmas. Yesterday Swiss watch-maker IWC Schaffhausen opened a two-storey shop on New Bond Street – the company’s first UK boutique.
Mark & Spencer suffers Christmas delivery delays to online shopping orders after Black Friday bonanza December 9, 2014 Mark & Spencer's online customers are set to be disappointed this Christmas shopping season, as they face longer waiting times for online deliveries. Standard deliveries will now take up to two weeks, according to the retailer's website, as opposed to the normal five-day waiting period. The delay follows shopping bonanza Black Friday, on 28 November, [...]
The get-fit diary of an out of shape office worker: Six months later January 20, 2015 So last year I got ripped. Not quite Cristiano Ronaldo ripped, but close enough. I even had the Cristiano Ronaldo tan, courtesy of a nice woman at London Bridge who set about me with a spray can. It’s a shame journalism doesn’t offer the same opportunities as football for taking your top off – I [...]